Health economics - Phelps, Charles E. (New York Routledge, 2018)
Why health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician-firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation, quality certification, and technical change -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.
Includes bibliography and index
Keywords: ECONOMICS; ECONOMICS -- MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMANDS; INSURANCE-- HEALTH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--HOSPITAL; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; UNITED STATES